Amazon is fixing the Kindle Colorsoft 'yellow band' issue – and we might know what went wrong

• Amazon is fixing nan Kindle Colorsoft surface issue
• A move of materials whitethorn beryllium to blame
• We noticed minimal problems connected our reappraisal unit

Amazon has previously acknowledged a yellowing surface rumor pinch a "small number" of Kindle Colorsoft devices, and told america a hole is successful nan useful – and now we person a spot much accusation astir what mightiness person gone wrong.

Well-known manufacture expert Ming-Chi Kuo has weighed successful connected nan rumor to opportunity nan problem has been traced to Amazon switching to a different OCA (optically clear adhesive) from nan 1 utilized successful nan best Kindles pinch a monochrome display.

Presumably, that adhesive is what's causing nan yellowing issue. A important number of users have reported a yellowish set crossed nan surface of their Colorsoft unit, though successful our very affirmative Amazon Kindle Colorsoft review we recovered nan rumor was hardly visible unless you're specifically looking for it.

According to Kuo, nan move of materials was partially down to nan little opposition of nan colour screen. The expert says "component suppliers person developed respective hardware solutions" but "Amazon seems to beryllium leaning toward a software-based fix".

The champion Kindle yet?

Based connected what Kuo has said, it would look that Amazon has solved nan problem by tweaking nan package connected nan Kindle Colorsoft, alternatively than changing thing to do pinch nan hardware – truthful immoderate models sold from now connected should beryllium fine.

Amazon has told us that "appropriate adjustments" person been made to lick nan issue, and that anyone who finds nan yellowing a problem connected their Colorsoft instrumentality tin get successful touch pinch Amazon support for a replacement aliases a refund.

The caller e-reader, nan first Kindle pinch a colour screen, will group you backmost $279.99 / £269.99 (with pricing successful Australia still to beryllium announced). In our review, we said it "might beryllium nan champion Kindle yet" – and suggested that erstwhile you make nan move to color, you're apt going to find it difficult to spell back.

While this surface rumor doesn't look to beryllium excessively widespread, and has apparently been quickly fixed, it's evidently thing Amazon could person done without – particularly arsenic it marks a caller colour era for nan Kindle.

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